Hand-feeding ADORABLE, WILD Chickadees

[@AlexanderEddy]

Chickadees are very nice friends, I love feeding them! ❤️🐦

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Aww man, I enjoyed this video a lot. And awesome about Ryan getting the White-breasted nuthatch on his hand near the end. Cool video

[@YvonneSebastian1980]

Hello Lesley.. how ya doin.. fancy seeing you here...Just goes to prove birds of a feather fly together... ☮️

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

@@YvonneSebastian1980 They sure do :)

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks, Lesley! And thanks for sharing! :)

[@theresaholmquist3379]

That nuthatch was cool

[@StarTexaspets]

The cutest lil faces 😭 love them and their sweet calls and songs

[@KatarinaS.]

Yes, and the birds were cute, too 😄

[@truenreal365]

Chickadees always sound like they are having fun.😊

[@dottiepark]

THIS WOULD BE THE GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

I think the nuthatch made Ryan’s life, lol. -Derek

[@leftistfactchecker7672]

Chickadees are # 1

[@BadgerlandBirding]

They’re so cute

[@patgordon7601]

What a great video, Thank you very much I appreciate your time.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching!

[@howdoipickaname9815]

My family and I drive to the Clifford E. Lee Bird Sanctuary every year, and we feed the chickadees all the time! They’re so adorable!

[@magichands135]

Lesley send me here👍🏻

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Awesome! Glad you are here :)

[@blazertundra]

Hand feeding songbirds, whether iridescent male hummingbirds or plain little brown birds, is always a bit of a magical experience.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Definitely!

[@yenfr5306]

If you mean the English sparrows I kill those suckers for the hawks and snakes, but the other native birds it is a wonderful experience.

[@mamaboocee]

Recommended by Lesly the Bird Nerd - I knew I would enjoy your channel! The nuthatch was awesome! My Blue Jays take peanuts from my hand, but never land on me. Aren't ALL the birds even more beautiful up close and personal? Yes!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Haha, yes! For sure!

[@MsDee_777]

The chickadees are like " damn straight gonna get me some seed, human feeder or not"! lol. What a awesome experience !!!! Way cool!!!! Makes me think Of Lesley the Bird Nerd 🐦 Oh hey she commented! 😃

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Haha, yeah, they are definitely bold for being so small!

[@julieprior3126]

Oh these little birds are so charming! I could watch and listen to them for hours. Beautiful.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Agreed!

[@Ctmorgans]

You guys are so lucky. I love these birds so much and try so hard to get them to feed from my hand. I have no idea what I’m doing wrong, I hope one day they’d love me like that.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

These have been fed at this location for a long time. It could just be a time thing.

[@Ctmorgans]

@@BadgerlandBirding Ohk, that makes sense. I think to myself maybe the ones at my backyard forefathers warned them about us humans 😄. They get so close to me but no further. My heart just melts every time they come to my feeder, I absolutely adore those little guys.

[@juliebirb7162]

Aw. You guys are great. Thank you for this gift of you both feeding the sweet little cold feeted borbs.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

❤️ Thanks for watching!

[@kforest2745]

Thank you cool 😎

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching!

[@FollowThomas]

Amazing experience feeding birds from the hand 🙂

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Definitely!

[@50pinkies67]

Pennsylvania here. Lots of chickadees, nuthatches, titmouse, black eyed juncos to mention a few. Love them all. I'm jealous you got to feed them by hand. Mine are all spoiled by the feeder. They're not afraid of me tho. But I can't get too close. Lol

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Greetings from Wisconsin! Thanks for watching! :)

[@followerofmanus1]

Such simple fine quality videos. Great production!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thank you!

[@joanneiskierka9388]

The George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary near Vancouver Canada is a fun place to go in the winter and feed ducks and chickadees, We used to go every year when we lived out in Washington.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

We definitely want to visit the Pacific Northwest sometime soon

[@candyginnis933]

I m an avid bird watcher I have several black capped chickadee s in my yard. They are very curious little birds and they do come within inches of me when I’m filling my feeders. I’ve never actually put the seed in my hand let them eat out of , but I will definitely be doing it now . Lol awesome video! 💕

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Haha, let us know how it goes!

[@MRa-lh2nw]

SO cute! "petting" the belly made my day ❤❤

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Haha :)

[@aporter4817]

WOW, that was awesome! I love all of your birding videos but this one had me smiling from the first shot. You just CAN'T be sad when you have a bird eating from your hand. Thanks for sharing - I will watch this one again, and again when I need a smile. 😁

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks! You're 100% correct, you can't be sad when a bird is eating from your hand :)

[@cobythebirdnerd3790]

Nice

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks!

[@marilynkennedy1579]

I usually watch Lesley but am so glad y’all popped up on my feed! Chickadees are my favorite❤️ Thanks for the cool video☺️

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching! Happy to have you here :)

[@jenisecoronado5555]

I totally share your love of the nuthatches! There is something so special about them! Since I put up a suet feeder I'm getting lots of them and lots of adorable little ones too! The Chickadees are also so adorable! Thank you for this video! I find it also very heartwarming how two young men like yourselves appreciate nature and God's precious little creatures!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching! The Nuthatches are definitely charismatic and really fun to observe :)

[@jenisecoronado5555]

@@BadgerlandBirding Thank you and it's totally my pleasure! Yes, they are such acrobatic little cuties!

[@MattAdcock]

that is super epic, love the way they are super happy to keep stopping by on your hands. 🙏

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Yeah! They didn't seem disturbed by our presence at all.

[@daveking9393]

Thanks. That was fun. I think I spoiled my birds too much with too many feeders and too much access for them to land on my hand but I'll try it again soon

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Haha, I'm sure the birds appreciate it!

[@JessaSobczuk]

The joy is so real!

[@dougjochims7491]

Truly Amazing!! I’m jealous lol.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Haha thanks for watching!

[@YvonneSebastian1980]

Hey y’all forgot something.. me.. lol.. I try everyday to feed mine.. as I extend my hand out the window full of black oil sunflower seeds .. nice video!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@luciel25]

So adorable, I love it .... so cute :)

[@BadgerlandBirding]

They really are adorable

[@kfing1]

So %^$^%$ cute!! Love these guys

[@BadgerlandBirding]

They are adorable!

[@ABirdersParadise]

Aw, so cute! I hand-feed my Chickadees quite a bit. The Nuthatches are still nervous around me. Great video!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks! Yeah, even this Nuthatch was pretty timid. :)

[@Zalor]

Growing up in Wisconsin, I used to do this too. Loved those goofy little birds.

[@kateclark7250]

I grew up in northwestern Pennsylvania and we hand fed chickadees. You're right about "cold little feet."

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Haha, they are adorable.

[@carolshannon6449]

Chickadees and nuthatches...killing us with cute!

[@rhondabaroli2683]

That’s awesome

[@efrainoctavio3506]

That nuthatch!! Man I really like nuthatches, I wish I could handfeed some but where I live they aren't common and are very timid.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Haha, yeah, I always tell Ryan I think that was the happiest I've ever seen him. -Derek

[@masonnabeta4107]

I hand feed chickadees all the time and Blue jays

Nice video, Like n.132 and Happy New Year from Italy :)

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks! Happy New Year to you too!

[@69ztang]

Is the chickadee smaller than a house finch. I'm in the Dallas area and there's a tiny bird that feeds on my feeder that's about 1/2 the size of the finch. Has a black cap. It easily spooks but this year there's a pair and one of them sometimes hangs around the tree where the feeder is.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Yes! In Dallas, Texas they would likely be Carolina Chickadees!

[@sunnydeshpande2645]

This has always been a dream of mine!! ... If you don't mind, what park is this? I live near lake Michigan west, outside of Chicago, and I would absolutely love to go there and try feeding the chickadees for myself. I've been unsuccessful with it from my own yard despite having feeders:(

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Send me an email! [e-mail]

[@Sunshine-ox3hc]

What park is this? I live in SE Wisconsin and would love to have this experience.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Send me an email and I can give you some more info! [e-mail]

[@Sunshine-ox3hc]

@@BadgerlandBirding Thank you! I'll do that :)

[@vsajewel]

Maybe you've said already somewhere but I can’t find it…which park is this? I'm from MKE. Awesome video and channel btw!!

[@snowyowl5556]

Do you know if people have done this at sax-zim? Don't want to try it somewhere where they'd freak out or whatever lol

[@BadgerlandBirding]

I am not sure! I think your best places to try would be areas that are away from people since It can be a touchy subject.

[@snowyowl5556]

@@BadgerlandBirding ah I see, thank you!

[@adammichellerothering7422]

What park is this? We are in SE WI

[@lubric100]

will it pass disease to human doing this?

[@BadgerlandBirding]

It’s very unlikely. We also made sure to wash our hands afterwards just in case!

[@Graygeezer]

I’d really love to do that with my chickadees and other birds that come to my yard, but I’m really concerned about doing anything to make them more acclimated to human contact. Think seagulls and pigeons coming for your lunch. It’s just not safe for them because so many humans might harm them, accidentally or not.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

We totally feel you about that. It can become an ethical gray area very quickly. We've included some articles about the ethics of feeding birds in the comments of the video. Our thoughts are that as long as the species is of least concern and it's not putting any person or bird in harms way then it can be done sparingly. We've seen parents come with their kids to feed the Chickadees at that location and they always look on with wonder and I'm sure they'll remember it for the rest of their lives. Hopefully, experiences like this inspire others to conserve our wildlife.

[@Graygeezer]

All true and maybe I should have included that the birds in the video are already acclimated to humans. You’re not changing their behavior and not putting them in danger, but I think that’s obvious from the video. Everything you said is spot-on. No doubt it’s magical and it probably will win over hearts and minds. That’s important. I’m just conflicted about the wild ones in my neighborhood. Their habitat is changing rapidly and their food sources are drying up. I feel that in my suburban environment it’s better to let the wild stay wild.

[@magneto8002]

Chickadees are known for this.